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SpecEagle review · OnePlus

OnePlus Ace 3 review: A flagship-chip value phone — the China-market OnePlus 12R.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jan 2024·$420
Overall
82/100
Class rank
#9 of 50
Tier
Premium
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

A flagship-chip value champ.

OnePlus Ace 3 (the China-market OnePlus 12R) pairs the SD8 Gen 2, a 1.5K 4,500-nit AMOLED and 100 W charging at ~$420 — superb performance-per-dollar, with only the ultrawide as a weak spot.

01Display

86/100

86/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2024.

TypeAMOLED, 120 Hz, 1.5K
Size6.78 inches
Resolution2,780 × 1,264 px
Peak brightness4,500 nits

02Camera

74/100

74/100 trails the 78-point cohort average for premium phones of 2024.

Main50 MP Sony IMX890, f/1.8, OIS
Ultrawide8 MP
Selfie16 MP

03Performance

88/100

At 88/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among premium phones of 2024 — 7 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
RAM12 / 16 GB
Storage256 / 512 GB

04Battery

84/100

84/100 — right at the average for premium phones of 2024.

Capacity5,500 mAh
Wired100 W

05Build

78/100

78/100 trails the 82-point cohort average for premium phones of 2024.

06Value

86/100

86/100 puts it above the 82-point average for premium phones of 2024.

What works
  • SD8 Gen 2 + 100 W at ~$420.
  • 1.5K 4,500-nit AMOLED.
  • Big 5,500 mAh battery.
  • Great performance value.
What doesn't
  • Weak 8 MP ultrawide.
  • No wireless charging.
  • IP64 only.
  • China-first release.
Cross-shop it against
iPhone 16
$799 · score 86/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 50-phone cohort of premium devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .